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'Blue Lines' (Massive Attack): Greatest ever album?

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Old 22-12-2004, 8:14 PM   #1
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Exclamation 'Blue Lines' (Massive Attack): Greatest ever album?
I'm really into this now. Totally perfect music for any mood. Soulful yet edgy with great production. It's the conoisseurs choice Anyone not like it/never heard it

Every track a mini masterpiece. As for 'Unfinished Sympathy', well, we're talking song of the 90s.
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Old 22-12-2004, 9:01 PM   #2
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Will have to download this - my dog ate my original copy (true) forgotten how good it is until this post
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Old 22-12-2004, 9:14 PM   #3
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It's certainly a seminal album of (soundtrack to?) the 90's!

Hard to believe that it was released as far back as 1991.
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Old 22-12-2004, 10:04 PM   #4
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Certainly is a great album Don't know if it's the greatest all time album of all time though

However everyone will have their own thoughts no doubt.....
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Old 23-12-2004, 8:44 AM   #5
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Great album, but its beginning to age a bit now IMO. Same as Spititualized - Ladies and Gents....... and Primal Screams- Screamadelica.

Not the greatest album of all time for me, I think thats probably split between Pet Sounds and Revolver (and yes, I know thats the critics choice, but, after spending years denying the fact, I've finally arrived at the same conclusion). I would put Nirvana - Nevermind in the same catagory, but will they be as well known as the Beatles or Beach Boys in another 20 years ? Id like to think so, but I wondered bet on it.
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Old 23-12-2004, 9:09 AM   #6
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Very hard to say what I consider the best of all time, but I'll give it a go

1/. Revolver
2/. Blonde on Blonde
3/. Let It Bleed
4/. White Album
5/. Captain Fantastic
6/. DSOTM
7/. Abbey Road
8/. Moving Pictures
9/. OK Computer
10/. Exile On Main Street

ask me tomorrow though and it will be all change
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Old 23-12-2004, 2:13 PM   #7
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11/ Hunky Dory
12/ Sell Out
13/ Gaucho
14/ Beggar's Banquet
15/ Who's Next
16/ Made In Japan
17/ Aladdin Sane
18/ Sgt Pepper
19/ Quadrophenia
20/ Live & Dangerous
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Old 23-12-2004, 6:40 PM   #8
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Blue Lines is a top 10 for sure
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Old 23-12-2004, 6:44 PM   #9
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In your opinion
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Old 23-12-2004, 8:48 PM   #10
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Stop Making Sense by the talking heads is in the mix too.
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Old 24-12-2004, 8:11 AM   #11
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Forgot about that

Certainly the DVD is one of the best music DVDs
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Old 24-12-2004, 1:33 PM   #12
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"Blue Lines" is definitely one of the major albums of the '90s. Long overdue for a good quality re-master methinks.
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Old 24-12-2004, 8:16 PM   #13
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"Blue Lines" is definitely one of the major albums of the '90s. Long overdue for a good quality re-master methinks.
I'd LOVE to hear some demos/alternates/unreleased stuff from the era. Imagine a demo of 'Unfinished Sympathy'
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